Trainees

Kaitlyn Kauffeldt

Kaitlyn Kauffeldt, PhD

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Tomasone

MSc: Queen’s University, Health Promotion (2018)
MSc Thesis: "It has to be more than exercise": Exploring optimal physical activity program delivery for breast cancer survivors across multiple stakeholder groups
Undergraduate: University of Waterloo, Kinesiology (2014)

Current Research: Dr. Kaitlyn Kauffeldt is a postdoctoral fellow at Queen’s University with an interest in how systems shape our health experiences. Kaitlyn’s research aims to close the gap between health behaviour change research and practice. Her research portfolio includes exploring the implementation of sustainable transportation initiatives across Canada, understanding the complexity of national movement behaviour guideline knowledge mobilization, and improving the design and delivery of community-based exercise programs for clinical populations. Kaitlyn has a PhD from the School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at Queen’s University.


Janet Lawson, MSc

Supervisor: Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung

Year: Fourth Year

MSc: Queen’s University, Health Promotion (2020)
MSc Thesis: Classification in Para sport: Exploring athletes’ and classifers’ experiences with and understanding of classification
Undergraduate: Camosun College, Sport and Fitness Leadership (2017)

Current Research: Janet is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung. Janet’s research is focused on understanding and improving athletes’ experiences in Para sport. Specifically, her doctoral work explores how increased education related to classification affects the quality of athletes’ experience with this process. Past projects have examined the recruitment and retention strategies of powerchair sport organizations as well as common definitions of ‘safe sport’ within the Para sport context. In the winter semester, she can be found teaching KNPE 433 - Global Sport and Disability. Previously, she worked for a variety of sport organizations, including the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Athletics Canada.

Contact:
Email: janet.lawson@queensu.ca
Twitter: @janet_lawson


Alexandra Walters, MSc

Supervisor: Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung

Year: Fourth Year

MSc: Queen’s University, Health Promotion (2020)
MSc Thesis: An Exploration and Experimental Test of a Generic Messaging Approach to the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults
Undergraduate: Queen’s University, Health Studies (2018)
Undergraduate Thesis: Using eye-tracking to explore awareness and recall of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth.

Current Research: Alexandra is a Ph.D. Candidate under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung. For her SSHRC funded PhD dissertation projects, she in exploring how we can improve the competencies of exercise professionals when working with persons with disabilities. Her diverse research profile includes exploring messaging strategies for the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children & Youth, Adults and Older Adults, promoting quality participation for individuals with a disability, improving patient satisfaction in a clinical setting, and exploring novel methods for building a health brand. Alexandra currently holds a position at the Canadian Disability Participation Project as a Knowledge Translation Specialist. This pas winter, Alexandra is studied at the University of Melbourne as a visiting scholar with the Royal Children’s Hospital and Healthy Trajectories Hub led by Dr. Christine Imms.

Contact:
Email: alexandra.walters@queensu.ca
LinkedIn: Alexandra Walters


Alyssa Grimes, MSc

Supervisor: Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung & Dr. Carolyn Emery

Year: Second Year

MSc: Queen's University, Health Promotion (2022)
MSc Thesis: Development of Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Training Disability Sport Event Volunteers
Undergraduate: Dalhousie University, BScH Kinesiology (2019)
Undergraduate Thesis: Examining Differences in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Literacy in Children Attending Public and Private Schools in Nova Scotia
Awards: 2023 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Doctoral Scholarship (SSHRC); 2024 Sport Participation Research Initiative (SPRI)

Current Research: Alyssa is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung. Broadly, Alyssa's research aims to enhance quality sport experiences for youth and adults living with disabilities through effective volunteer/staff training and injury prevention. Specifically, her doctoral research involves utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the incidence, severity and mechanisms of concussion, as well as the experiences and perceptions of concussion diagnosis and management among Parasport athletes. Alyssa spent the 2023 winter semester at the University of Melbourne as a visiting scholar with the Royal Children's Hospital and Healthy Trajectories Hub. She is currently spending the year at the University of Calgary in the Sport Injury Prevention Research Center under the co-supervision of Dr. Carolyn Emery.  

Contact:
Email: alyssa.grimes@queensu.ca
LinkedIn: Alyssa Grimes


Marley Mullan, BHSc

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Tomasone

Year: Second Year

Queen's University: BScH Specialization in Kinesiology

Current Research: Marley Mullan is a second year MSc student under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Tomasone. Her SSHRC funded Master’s work has involved exploring individual rationales for participation in community-based exercise programs such as Revved Up, as part of the Quality Participation Over Time Study. Currently, Marley is focused on her Master’s thesis, analyzing Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey data to better understand the health and wellbeing of students with disabilities among post-secondary campuses nationwide. She is also involved in a collaborative project between Queen’s University and McGill University, investigating the behaviour change techniques used by persons with disabilities for physical activity.

Contact:
Email: 17mars@queensu.ca
LinkedIn: Marley Mullen


Rayona Silverman, BAH

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Tomasone

Queen's University: BAH Health Studies (2023)

Current Research: Rayona is a first year MSc student working under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Tomasone. Rayona completed her undergraduate thesis project with Dr. Latimer-Cheung in the Revved Up Lab, which was focused on a social network analysis of sport organizations which were implementing new accessibility and inclusivity initiatives within their programs. Rayona hopes to focus her research in informing future guidelines around disability education and EDII programming within Kinesiology programs across Canada. Rayona’s Master’s thesis project is yet to be determined.

Contact:
Email: r.silverman@queensu.ca


Zainab Naqvi, BHSc

Supervisor: Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung

Queen's University: BHSc Health Sciences (2023)

Current Research: Zainab is a first-year MSc student working under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung. Zainab completed her undergraduate honours thesis project with Dr. Latimer-Cheung, which focused on informing a definition of safe sport from para-athletes and parasport administrators (e.g., coaches, classfiers, etc.). Since then, Zainab has further developed her research interests and is curious to explore the experiences and perceptions of quality participation from racialized athletes living with a disability. She hopes her research findings will help promote intersectionality within quality sport participation to create a more inclusive and fulfilling sport environment for all individuals with disabilities who want to play sports.

Contact:
Email: 18szn@queensu.ca


Isaac Kelman McFadyen, BAH (c)

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Tomasone

Queen's University: BAH Health Studies (2024)

Current Research: Isaac is a fourth year Health Studies student working under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Tomasone. Isaac is currently completing an undergraduate thesis in the Revved Up Lab; using the RE-AIM framework as a evaluative tool, Isaac is investigating the impact that the Revved Up has had on its participants. Isaac hopes to pursue Physical Therapy post-grad and would like to highlight the important role Revved Up has played in adapting his training approach to be more inclusive and accessible, preparing him, well beyond his hopes, to enter the Physical Therapy profession.

Contact:
Email: 20iakm@queensu.ca


Yetnayet Sisay Yehuala

Yetnayet Sisay Yehuala, MPH

Supervisor: Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung

Year: Second Year

MPH: University of Gondar, Ethiopia, Public Health (2014)
MPH Thesis: Clients’ satisfaction in public and private laboratory services in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013: A comparative cross-sectional study
Undergraduate: University of Gondar, Ethiopia, Medical Laboratory Technology (2009)

Current Research: Yetnayet is a second year PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung. Currently, Yetnayet is investigating the current scope of practice in physical activity participation for persons with physical disabilities in low income countries. She hopes the findings of her research will be benchmark for developing effective intervention strategies for better outcomes and could also serve as a basis for decision-making by providing researchers, policymakers and programmers with concurrent evidence.

Contact:
Email: 18ysy@queensu.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yetnayet-የትናየት-sisay-ሲሳይ-335a1492


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